# Songs for chemical warfare? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 12, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636 "2013-09-12T04:22:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/21 "2013-09-13T00:24:00Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > •[Something in the Air—Sarah Brightman (featuring Tom Jones)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whxttoRrNbA) I can’t access that, but is it the same song as _Thunderclap Newman_’s “Something in the Air”? (If so, the _Thunderclap Newman_ version is the original. If not, it is another song for your list.) Also, “Coming in the Air Tonight”, Phil Collins; “The Gasman Cometh”, Flanders and Swann. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/22 "2013-09-13T00:27:52Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > _Smoke On The Water_ In what way is this song about (or contain a reference to) chemical warfare? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/23 "2013-09-13T00:49:59Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > In what way is this song about (or contain a reference to) chemical warfare? 😕 (Chemical) flare gun + some stupid + combustible Swiss material = Smoke on the Water? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/24 "2013-09-13T00:52:20Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > In what way is this song about (or contain a reference to) chemical warfare? 😕 Smoke. On the water. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/25 "2013-09-13T00:54:54Z")
“Every Breath You Take” - The Police. “1916” - Motorhead. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/26 "2013-09-13T01:05:09Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > (Chemical) flare gun + some stupid + combustible Swiss material = Smoke on the Water? :dubious: PUH-leez. For one thing, the song isn’t about warfare at all. For another, by that logic every song mentioning guns is also about chemical warfare. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Schism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/27 "2013-09-13T01:24:51Z")
Oi Polloi- Victims of a Gas Attack Subhumanz - Zyklon B-Movie ---
**Author:** ![Schism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/28 "2013-09-13T01:34:41Z")
Oh yeah, Sex Pistols - Belsen Was A Gas ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/29 "2013-09-13T01:37:37Z")
_There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over the World Tonight)_ by Herman’s Hermits. _I’m Mr. Blue_ by Bobby Vinton. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/30 "2013-09-13T01:43:17Z")
Purple Rain. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/31 "2013-09-13T01:48:07Z")
The first thing that came to mind was [System of a Down - Toxicity](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iywaBOMvYLI), but that’s not really what they’re on about. Though, it \*does \*seem like the sort of song to listen to during a chemical weapon attack! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/32 "2013-09-13T01:51:46Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > Anything by “My Chemical Romance”?😛 > [@Ranchoth](#): > > •[Jumpin Jack Flash—The Rolling Stones](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQSGw0hMd_I) (It’s a _[GAS, GAS, GAS!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JummB7AIDRY&t=16m56s)_) > [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > It is good and proper that “The Latin One” should be on this [list.www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOEcl-9yNhg](http://list.www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOEcl-9yNhg) So both of my joke answers and my serious answer have been taken. But definitely listen to The Latin One. Natalie isn’t satisfied with her performance on their early records, but it is still a chilling song because of, not despite, her somewhat detached approach to the singing. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/33 "2013-09-13T01:55:40Z")
[This one’s deceptively upbeat.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9nl3T31wI) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/34 "2013-09-13T02:42:20Z")
She Blinded Me…with Science! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/35 "2013-09-13T03:11:47Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > :dubious: > > PUH-leez. > > For one thing, the song isn’t about warfare at all. > > For another, by that logic every song mentioning guns is also about chemical warfare. > > :rolleyes: Question mark, smart ass. I didn’t bring it up. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/36 "2013-09-13T03:56:31Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > :dubious: > > PUH-leez. > > For one thing, the song isn’t about warfare at all. > > For another, by that logic every song mentioning guns is also about chemical warfare. > > :rolleyes: According to the OP, > [@Ranchoth](#): > > Criteria are either songs about, or mentioning, chemical weapons and warfare; _ **or, as my inner ghoul keeps suggesting, ones that work for a decently sick joke** _. _(emphasis mine)_ I think that _Smoke On the Water_ definitely meets the second criteria. Lighten up, Francis ---
**Author:** ![Schism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/37 "2013-09-13T04:12:05Z")
You call me Francis? I’ll kill you. And I didn’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/38 "2013-09-13T06:12:51Z")
Sarindipity, by Barenaked Ladies. I mean… uh, nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/39 "2013-09-14T03:39:57Z")
“It’s a Gas” Original version [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J-LvMxKvFY) Disco version [MAD Magazine - It's a Gas (Disco Version) - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY-lbgaOwtQ) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636/40 "2013-09-16T14:02:01Z")
[Whose Garden Was This?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6N0oY_W9tM). Written by Tom Paxton, huge hit for John Denver. Tell me again, I need to know. The forest had trees. The meadows were green. The ocean was blue. And birds really flew. Can you swear that was true? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636.md?page=3)